Teresópolis (, , , ) is a Brazilian municipality located in the

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, in a mountainous region known as ''Região Serrana''. The

Serra dos Órgãos National Park Serra dos Órgãos National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos: "Organs Range") is a national park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range and the water sources in the range. It wa ...

lies partly within the city limits. The city is known as the home of the

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, since it hosts CBF's

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Granja Comary Granja Comary is a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro state. The city is famous for the location of the Granja Comary Football Complex which headquarters the Brazil national football team and the Brazilian Foot ...

History

Before the arrival of the Portuguese to the area where Teresópolis lies today, in the 16th century, it was inhabited by

indigenous Brazilians Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( pt, povos indígenas no Brasil) or Indigenous Brazilians ( pt, indígenas brasileiros, links=no) once comprised an estimated 2000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now the country of Brazil, before European con ...

. In the following centuries, Portuguese started buying land there. The region was also occupied by a

quilombo A ''quilombo'' (; from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for es ...

, formed by runaway slaves coming from sugar cane plantations near

. In 1821, English citizen George March (born and raised in Portugal) established a farm there, which later became the most important settlement along the way between the court, in Rio de Janeiro, and the territory of Gerais (nowadays, the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

), which led to the great improvement of agriculture and cattle raising. The Brazilian imperial family was much impressed by the natural beauty and the climate of the region, which developed slowly so that in 1855 the settlement became a village that was named Freguesia de Santo Antonio de Paquequer. The further development of the village was due to the traders that came from Minas Gerais in the way to Rio de Janeiro, and used the region as a resting stop. Finally, on July 6, 1891, the village became a municipality that was named Teresópolis ("city of Teresa"), after

Empress Teresa Cristina Dona Teresa Cristina (14 March 182228 December 1889), nicknamed "the Mother of the Brazilians", was the Empress consort of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, who reigned from 1831 to 1889. Born a Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicil ...

, wife of

Emperor Pedro II Dom PedroII (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous" ( pt, O Magnânimo), was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Empe ...

Geography

According to the 2010 Brazilian Census, the city has a population of 163,746 within a land area of 770,6 km2. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park is in the vicinity. Its predominant vegetation belongs to the Atlantic Forest type. The city is surrounded by forests and by well-known summits or peaks, because of which the city is known as the national capital of mountaineering. The most famous peaks are: * Peak of Pedra do Sino – * Peak of Pedra do Açu – * Peak of Agulha do Diabo – * Peak of Nariz do Frade – * Peak of Dedo de Deus – * Peak of Pedra da Ermitage – * Peak of Dedo de Nossa Senhora – Of these, Dedo de Deus ("God's finger") is the most famous. The municipality contains the

Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Nature Park The Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Nature Park ( pt, Parque Natural Municipal Montanhas de Teresópolis) is a Municipal nature park (Brazil), municipal nature park in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects an ...

, created in 2009 to protect a large area of

Atlantic Forest The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...

. The municipality contained the

Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area The Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Floresta do Jacarandá) was an environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental P ...

, but this was extinguished in 2013. It contains the Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area, created in 1990. The municipality contains 20% of the

Três Picos State Park The Três Picos State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual dos Três Picos) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It preserves a large, mountainous region of Atlantic Forest. Location When created, the Três Picos State Park was divided ...

, created in 2002. It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.

Climate

Teresópolis features a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...

(

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: Cfb), with relatively cold and dry winters and mild and wet summers. The annual average temperature is 16 °C/60.8 °F. Teresópolis has one of the mildest climates in

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and this is one reason why the area has been chosen as

Brazilian Football Confederation The Brazilian Football Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...

's training headquarters, hosting the

, located in

Tragedy

The uncontrolled growth of Teresópolis and other cities of the mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro led to the construction of a great number of houses in mountainous terrain or on the banks of rivers. This fact, together with a 24-hour rainfall that exceeded what was expected for the entire month, caused a series of floods and mudslides in January 2011. More than 400 people died and thousands lost their houses in the event, which is considered the worst weather-related tragedy in Brazilian history. .

Gallery

File:Grimm 1885, Vista de Teresópolis.jpg, Teresópolis in 1885 File:Teresópolis, vista parcial.jpg, Partial view of the municipality File:HPIM0846.jpg, ''Torres de Bonsucesso'' File:Amanhecer no Hercules --.jpg,

File:FOTOREPORTERDSCF2211.jpg, Teresópolis during the

January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides A series of floods and mudslides took place in in several towns of the Mountainous Region (''Região Serrana''), in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Casualties occurred in the cities of Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Bom Jard ...

, which killed 382 people in the municipality and at least 610 altogether File:Teresopolis-DedoDeus1.jpg, God's Finger File:Teresopolis-Agulha do Diabo.jpg, Devil's Needle File:Teresopolis-Comary2.jpg, Lake Comary File:Teresopolis-Comary1.jpg, Granja Comary, The Brazilian Football Confederation's training ground File:Teresopolis-Comary.jpg, Lake houses File:Igreja de Santo Antônio, Teresópolis.jpg, Santo Antônio Church. It is dedicated to

Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

File:Serra dos ÓrgãosBrazil.jpg,

Serra do Mar The Serra do Mar (, Portuguese for ''Sea's Ridge'' or ''Sea Ridge'') is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil. Geography The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state ...

File:Granja comary Cisne - Escalavrado e Dedo De Deus ao fundo -Teresópolis.jpg, Black swan on Lake Comary File:Higino Palace Hotel, Teresópolis.jpg, Higino Hotel File:Rodovia Rio-Teresópolis (BR-116) - panoramio.jpg, Rio-Teresópolis highway (stretch of

BR-116 BR-116 is a federal route of highways of Brazil and the longest highway in the country, with of extension. The road connect Fortaleza, Ceará, one of the largest Northeast Brazil metropolises, to the southern city of Jaguarão, Rio Grande do ...

) connecting

Greater Rio de Janeiro Greater Rio de Janeiro, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (''Grande Rio'', officially ''Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, the se ...

to Teresópolis File:Estátua da Imperatriz Tereza Cristina, Teresópolis.jpg, Empress Teresa Cristina statue at the entrance of the municipality. Teresópolis was named in her honor. File:Fazenda Itatyba e suas cores.jpg, A

farm A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...

in the rural area of Teresópolis

Sister cities

Teresópolis'

sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

are: *

References

External links

Official

City Hall (Prefeitura Municipal)

Municipal Legislative Chamber (Câmara Municipal)

Tourism

Visite Teresópolis - Tourism, Information, news, photos...

Teresopolis.com.br - Complete guide to the city, Information, news, and photos

TeresopolisOn - Information, news, and photos

Portal Terê - Complete guide to the city
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